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Monolith Ring

Monolith access and teleportation ringAt least two captured rings used by Ren Dover

A Monolith Ring is a portable access artifact keyed to the organization's private portal area.

History

Thibaut's ring

Ren Dover identifies Professor Alfonse Thibaut's ring as the primary reason for killing him. Months later, caught in the academy explosion, Ren channels mana into the captured artifact as a desperate escape. It transports him directly into the Monolith, where he anticipates captivity and swallows his storage bracelet to preserve hidden resources. The escape saves him from the blast but places him inside the organization he has been evading. (Chapters 207, 255–257)

Luther's ring

During his later breakout, Ren captures another ring from Luther. He identifies it as the same artifact type as Thibaut's and activates it to return to the Monolith's VIP portal room. That controlled destination lets him reach a prepared gate and complete his escape from the headquarters. The narrative therefore describes at least two physical rings, not one object repeatedly recovered after teleportation. (Chapters 280–281)

Properties and functions

When supplied with mana, a Monolith Ring teleports its user to a specific VIP portal area inside Monolith headquarters. This fixed destination makes it both an emergency transport and an access credential, but also means activation can deliver an escaping user into hostile custody. The corpus does not state maximum range, recharge time, whether authorized identity is checked, or whether either captured ring survives its demonstrated use. (Chapters 255–257, 280–281)

Owners and users

  • Alfonse Thibaut: Original holder of the first demonstrated ring; Ren takes it after killing him. (Chapter 207)
  • Luther: Holds a second ring of the same type until Ren captures it during the Monolith escape. (Chapter 280)
  • Ren Dover: Captures and activates both known rings, first to survive the academy explosion and later to access the VIP portal room. (Chapters 207–281)
  • Monolith: Institutional controller of the destination portal and presumed issuer of the rings, though their manufacture is not shown. (Chapters 255–281)